Severe and deadly storms across the planet will be more frequent as Earth continues to heat up, according to many scientists …
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00:00Unrelenting rainfall in the United States, India, Japan, China and Turkey has caused
00:05destructive flash flooding. And many scientists believe as Earth continues to heat up,
00:09the warmer atmosphere will lead to more frequent and severe storms across the planet.
00:14President Joe Biden approved the state of Vermont's emergency declaration,
00:18where some officials have said the current flooding is worse than levels brought on by
00:22the deadly Hurricane Irene in 2011. Others in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island are also
00:28battling flooding that has washed away roads, submerged vehicles and prompted emergency rescues.
00:34In India, monsoon rains have caused catastrophic landslides and flash floods,
00:39killing at least 15 people. Regions of Japan are also suffering from rainfall,
00:43which has caused mudslides and floods that have killed at least two people.
00:47Flooding also caused landslides in a southwestern region of China,
00:51resulting in the deaths of at least 15 people. And in Turkey, heavy rains caused a riverbank
00:56to burst, leading to intense flooding that required a helicopter rescue for those trapped
01:01by the quickly rising waters. The atmosphere, which holds more and more moisture the warmer
01:06it gets, can produce more frequent and deadly storms as the planet continues to heat up.
01:11While climate change itself does not directly cause the storms, the increased temperatures
01:16on Earth form more favorable conditions to create more severe and fatal weather events.